Record-setting yokozuna Hakuho remained in his usual place on the prestigious east side in the rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, while a clean sweep was made of the sanyaku ranks of sekiwake and komusubi — including one promotion that was the first of its kind in over a century.

In the rankings announced Monday by the Japan Sumo Association, Terunofuji became the latest Mongolian to rise to sanyaku — the three ranks below yokozuna — was inserted as the east sekiwake, allowing him to bypass komusubi for the tournament starting March 8 at Bodymaker Colosseum. He earned his first fighting spirit award at the New Year tournament, at which he compiled an 8-7 record as a No. 2 maegashira.